Am I not a nascent saint demon cultivator?

"Hmph, how rude of you to dare call me a demonic cultivator."

Xu Yun was furious. He knew that Xu Yun had always been kind and friendly, and had never done anything out of line.

They actually called him a demonic cultivator! That's outrageous!

As Xu Yun thought this, he skillfully used the Myriad Spirits Banner to draw out the souls of the heroic man and the others, then refined them all into banner spirits, and took all their storage bags, leaving none behind.

"Alright, it's time to leave."

A moment later, Xu Yun erased all traces of the battle around him, put away all the banner spirits, and left the place as if nothing had happened.

Although this place is outside Mofeng City, and it is not uncommon for magical battles to occur, Xu Yun has always been cautious and will not leave any opportunity that might cause him trouble.

Thinking this, Xu Yun quietly returned to Mofeng City, then found a secluded place to change back to his original appearance and aura before returning to his own cave.

"You made quite a bit of money this time."

Xu Yunduan sat on the futon, summoned the light screen, and looked at the reminder on it.

【Ding! 】

[Task completed, reward issued!]

Xu Yun had received a notification from the Initial Saint System long before he lured the heroic man and his companions out. Now, he turned his gaze to a jade slip stored in the light screen.

Buzz!

The next moment, with a slight thought from Xu Yun, ripples appeared on the light screen, and the jade slip appeared in his palm.

Xu Yun solemnly picked up the jade slip, absorbed his spiritual sense into it, and carefully read through all the information inside.

A moment later, a look of admiration appeared on his face. "The system's product is indeed extraordinary. This 'Hengyuan Gong' is truly excellent."

Just like the information Xu Yun had seen before, this Hengyuan Gong is considered a very rare skill even outside.

If this technique is used as a foundation, the magical power cultivated will not only be more refined than it is now, but will even be more refined than the Qi Transformation Technique that Xu Yun is currently cultivating.

This is of great benefit to Xu Yun, not to mention the great advantage of being able to switch cultivation methods without any hindrance.

"Don't rush to switch cultivation techniques. Let's see what good stuff is in the storage bags of those tribulation cultivators."

Xu Yun set Heng Yuan Gong aside for the time being and turned to look at the five storage bags he had obtained earlier. With the help of the owners of the storage bags, the restrictions on them were easily lifted.

Xu Yun opened the four storage bags one by one, which contained various rare and precious materials, talismans, pills, cultivation techniques and secret arts, and especially the spirit stones, which totaled several thousand.

Suddenly, the spirit stones that Xu Yun had spent at the trade fair returned, and even increased significantly.

"These are just the underlings; the storage bags belonging to the eldest brother will surely be even more precious."

Xu Yun rubbed his hands together eagerly and quickly opened the storage bag belonging to the ninth level of Qi Refining. He put his spiritual sense into it and took in all the contents.

First of all, there were a large number of spirit stones. Xu Yun counted them briefly and found that there were at least several thousand spirit stones.

That's not all. There are also various rare and precious natural treasures, elixirs, and cultivation techniques, especially one secret technique that Xu Yun found particularly interesting.

Thinking of this, Xu Yun immediately took out the jade slip containing the secret technique, and saw three large characters engraved on it.

The Terrifying Needle

"Hmm... It's actually a rare spiritual cultivation technique."

Xu Yun picked up the jade slip and incorporated his spiritual sense into it. He quickly understood all the information about this secret technique and was surprised.

Spiritual cultivation techniques are extremely rare. At least Xu Yun had never encountered one in either Qingyu Market or Mofeng City. The only one he had was the Tempering Spirit Technique, which was a reward from the Initial Saint System. Its rarity is self-evident.

Xu Yun never expected that he would be able to obtain a second secret technique related to spiritual awareness, especially since this technique emphasized using spiritual awareness as a means of attack.

"By constantly refining one's spiritual awareness and using the secret techniques, one can form a needle-like spiritual force that can often deliver an unexpected spiritual attack to the enemy when it is unleashed."

Xu Yun played with the jade slip, a look of great interest appearing on his face. He finally understood why that group of cultivators had targeted him.

Because their elder brother, that cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, cultivates this Soul-Shocking Needle technique. If they want to speed up their cultivation, they need some spiritual treasures to assist them.

Ming Qinzhi happens to be one of them.

"Hehe, I really don't know what to say, I'm so lucky."

Xu Yun shook his head and chuckled. This Soul-Shocking Needle technique was very suitable for him. After all, his spiritual sense had become extremely powerful because he had cultivated the Spirit Tempering Technique, and he could easily master this secret technique.

At that time, I will refine Ming Qinzhi to cultivate the Spirit Tempering Technique, making my spiritual sense even stronger, and the difficulty of cultivating the Soul-Startling Needle will even continue to decrease.

It can be described as killing two birds with one stone, or achieving two goals with one arrow.

"Hmm? This jade slip is..."

Xu Yun quickly composed himself and continued searching the various items in his storage bag. Suddenly, he took out a jade slip without any markings and raised an eyebrow.

He subconsciously used his spiritual sense to examine the information within the jade slip, and then his expression changed drastically. "How is this possible? This is actually information on all the facilities of the Twilight Cloud Merchant Guild in Mofeng City!?"

This jade slip contained information about the location of the Muyun Merchant Guild in Mofeng City, as well as all the information about its shops, including the defects in the restrictions and personnel deployments—it was all there.

Such information is something that even some of the higher-ups in the Muyun Chamber of Commerce might not be able to obtain, let alone someone like Xu Yun, a mere Ding-level retainer.

Not to mention it's a group of cultivators who have absolutely no connection with the Twilight Cloud Merchant Guild.

Thinking of this, Xu Yun immediately took out the Myriad Spirit Banner, summoned the five Tribulation Cultivators, and asked, "How did you obtain this jade slip?"

"Reporting to my master, it's like this..."

Seeing that he had a chance to prove himself, the valiant man immediately blurted out everything, including his encounter with the mysterious person who gave them the jade slip and their group's subsequent plans.

"Are you still in contact with this mysterious person?"

After pondering for a moment, Xu Yun asked them.

Upon hearing this, the valiant man lowered his head with some regret. "No, that mysterious person disappeared without a trace after handing me the jade slip."

"It seems there's something quite complicated involved here."

Xu Yun narrowed his eyes, touched his chin, and felt a headache coming on.

The information in this jade slip is clearly not simple, and it concerns the Muyun Chamber of Commerce. Logically, I should report it to the higher-ups.

The problem lies here: Xu Yun is merely a lowly Ding-level retainer with little say in the matter. Handing over the jade slip directly could easily lead to problems.

It's one thing if you don't believe Xu Yun's words, but if this jade slip was handed over by a high-ranking member of the Muyun Chamber of Commerce to achieve a certain purpose, and happens to know that Xu Yun handed over the jade slip, then you can imagine what will happen to him.

"This probably involves internal strife within the Muyun Chamber of Commerce; it's best to proceed with caution."

After thinking for a while, Xu Yun decided to keep the jade slip safe and wait and see.